As for our 2004 Mégane Grand Tour: The cruise control buttons on the steering wheel are great. My mother even uses it. And behind the wheel there is a little 'stick' (can't think of an other word) with all the radio controls on it. So if my dad is called he can safely and fast turn the radio on mute and answer the phone (handsfree in-ear kit). He was very keen on it. However I think you only get that if you get a factory build-in radio.
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Let's make it clear:
The button next to the nav buttons does the following:
It enables the cruise control system or limiter system. If that button isn't pressed then the buttons on the steering wheel don't do anything. When you press the cruise control button a little green Cruise light lights up on the dash. After enabling the system you can now set the cruise speed with the buttons on the steering wheel. The O button on the steering wheel doesn't disable the system it merely cancels the cruise in the same way it would cancel the cruise by pushing the brake peddal.
What Matra said is wrong, when you push the button next to the nav buttons you do NOT start the cruise. You need to push a second button on the steering wheel to actually start it.
It's like that on all renaults with cruise/limiter. Well on our 2 Vel Satis' and Espace we used to own anyway.
As for the new Laguna, I like the front. I HATE the back. The back of the wagon is a bit better. The interior looks fantastic though.
Ok, but as you say that is probably only for Renaults with a speed limiter. Because our Mégane has only got cruise control, and it is turned on and off with the 'R' and 'O' button. And I'm a 100% sure of that, I just asked my father...
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Agreed. But pusign thhe button on the wheel is for setting the speed for the cruise to hold.
If the button on console isn't in cruise mode than the wheel button doesn't do anything -- is that still the case ?
So cruise is "enabled" with the button on the console but takes control only after presing "R" -- yes ?
That's what I'd meant and sure how it used to work.
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Yep. The buttons on the steering wheel do absolutely nothing when the button on the center console isn't in any of the two modes (cruise or limit).
To set a cruise speed you need to press - or + while driving. You can't use R the first time IIRC. Since it forgets the previously set speed when you completely disable the system by using the button on the centre console.
The R is to accelerate again (or decellerate) to the set speed after braking or accelerating manually. The O is for cancelling cruise instead of pushing the brakes.
Last edited by Lagonda; 06-21-2007 at 07:05 AM.
I think you stil have that button somewhere but you probably leave it enabled all the time. It's a bit silly that it requires you to somehow activate the cruise system. I think it's on the left side under the steering wheel somewhere on a Megane. But I'm not sure.
EDIT: yes it is: take a look at this pic, next to the button that disables the ESP: http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...2&d=1133895027
Last edited by Lagonda; 06-21-2007 at 07:04 AM.
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Speed limiter is usefull when you pull a caravan, you can simply say that the car drives 100kmh maximum en not a single kmu harder.
Current Laguna has the buttons on smart places. Like the navigation, you simply can't miss it.
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